Blog Etiquette Lesson # 1

I just learned an important social lesson last night, about bloggers and blogging and communicating with the bloggers who blog.

Here tis...

Even though she may have told you about her blog...
And Even though she may have sent you a link to it...
And Even though she may include the blogs URL address in her own signature...
And Even though she makes no efforts on the blog site to restrict anyone's access to the blog...

You are STILL not allowed to mention something you saw in her blog to her(even something nice), if she hasn't mentioned it to you in conversation first.

What follows is a cold, quiet pause as she gathers herself and decides whether to be angry or not, then a quiet "How did you know about that?" And you hear yourself saying the stupid truth, "I read about it in your blog. You know, they one that you keep daily."

And suddenly, all those qualifiers slip away and she is "The Person Whose Privacy Has Been Invaded" and you are "The Creepy Stalker Person Who Probably Wants To Sniff Her Panties".

And suddenly, without warning, you BOTH think you are a creep...

Learn from my mistakes. Enjoy the blog. That's what it's there for. Just don't mention it to her. Or you might as well trade your t-shirt in for tank tops and grow out your back hair. Because you are a Creepy Dude, if you tell her that you read her blog.

Mr. B

PS. You can tell me you read this. I crave the attention.